# Dataset.list\_tables

### Dataset.<mark style="color:purple;">list\_tables</mark>(*max\_results=None*) → list<[Table](https://docs.redivis.com/api/client-libraries/redivis-python/reference/table)>

Returns a list of tables within the dataset.

### **Parameters:**

**`max_results` :&#x20;*****int, default None***\
If specified, will only return up to max\_results tables

### **Returns:**&#x20;

**list<**[**Table**](https://docs.redivis.com/api/client-libraries/redivis-python/reference/table)**>**

### Examples:

<pre class="language-python"><code class="lang-python">dataset = redivis.organization("Demo").dataset("ghcn_daily_weather_data")
tables = dataset.list_tables()

<strong>for table in tables:
</strong>    print(table.properties) # Properties will be populated with the table.list resource definition
</code></pre>